International Academic Bowl
International Academic Competitions runs the International Academic Bowl Asian Championships on Friday afternoon at our annual Asian Championships weekend in mid-June at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Khao Lak, Thailand, and also at an online regional-level tournament during the academic year. The Academic Bowl is an all-subject quiz bowl competition for school teams with questions from all academic disciplines, including science, literature, art, music, history, geography, religion, mythology, mathematics, and more. Any school that finishes in the top 50% at the online regional-level tournament or that has students competing in the International Science Bee, International Geography Bee, or International History Bee at the Asian Championships is welcome to field one or more Academic Bowl teams at the Asian Championships. There is no limit to the number of teams that can take part per school, as long as there is at least one student on each team competing in one of the three subject-specific championship competitions.
Solo student teams are welcome to compete; all players on a multi-player team in the Academic Bowl must attend the same school (and the same campus, if the school has multiple campuses).
Please note that the rules and format for the Academic Bowl are the same as the rules for the International History Bowl, though instead of all of the questions being on topics in history, the Academic Bowl also features all academic subjects.
Academic Bowl Resources
- International Academic Bowl – Official Rules for Online Tournaments
- International Academic Bowl Scoresheet (the same scoresheet is used as in the International History Bowl)
- Sample Academic Bowl Questions
- 2019 Academic Bowl of Asia Questions
- 2018 Academic Bowl of Asia Questions
- 2017 Academic Bowl of Asia Questions
- 2016 Academic Bowl of Asia Questions
- IAC Coaches For Hire (listed on our USA website, but these coaches are available for students in Asia as well)
International Academic Bee
International Academic Competitions also runs the International Academic Bee Asian Championships on Friday morning at the annual Asian Championships weekend in mid-June at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Khao Lak, Thailand. This tournament is open to any student who is competing in any other event at the Asian Championships, and does not otherwise require prior qualifying. It uses the same rules as the International Science Bee, International Geography Bee, and the International History Bee.
Academic Bee Resources
- International Academic Bee Official Rules
- International Academic Bowl Scoresheet
- Past Academic Bee Questions (on the IAC USA website; note that a disproportionate number of these questions reference the history, geography, and culture of the USA. At the International Academic Bee Asian Championships, content on the history, geography, and culture of the USA will account for ~ 10% of the questions, but not more)
- IAC Coaches For Hire (listed on our USA website, but these coaches are available for students in Asia as well)